{"id":490675,"date":"2026-10-09T19:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490675\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T19:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:22:15","slug":"police-seek-help-identifying-west-long-beach-fatal-hit-and-run-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490675\/","title":{"rendered":"Police seek help identifying West Long Beach fatal hit-and-run driver"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traffic Fatality<\/a><\/p>\n

Police believe the driver of a white truck with a blue trailer and an orange container hit and killed 68-year-old Kevin Moran last month.<\/p>\n


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\n The suspect in an alleged hit-and-run crash in West Long Beach on Sept. 4, 2026. Photo courtesy Long Beach Police Department<\/p>\n

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Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver and truck allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash in West Long Beach that killed a 68-year-old man<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n

Long Beach police say the driver of a tractor-trailer rig was exiting the parking lot of a restaurant toward Pacific Coast Highway near Canal Avenue around 11:03 p.m. on Sept. 4 when he hit a bicyclist heading westbound.<\/p>\n

The driver of the truck continued eastbound and did not stop after the crash, police said.<\/p>\n

The bicyclist, identified as Kevin Moran, 68, of Long Beach, died of his injuries at a local hospital the day after the crash, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

\"AKevin Moran, 38, who died of his injuries a day after a hit-and-run crash in West Long Beach on Sept. 4, 2026. Photo courtesy Kevin Moran’s family\/LBPD<\/p>\n

Police released two security camera images of the alleged truck driver and described him as a man of unknown age who was wearing a yellow reflective safety vest, black shirt, jeans, black hat and black shoes.<\/p>\n

\"BlurrySecurity camera photo of the suspect in an alleged hit-and-run crash in West Long Beach on Sept. 4, 2026. Photo courtesy LBPD\"BlurrySecurity camera photo of the suspect in an alleged hit-and-run crash in West Long Beach on Sept. 4, 2026. Photo courtesy LBPD<\/p>\n

Security camera images also released by the LBPD show the truck as having a white tractor with a blue trailer. Police also said the truck had an orange container.<\/p>\n

\"BlurrySecurity camera photo of a truck suspected to be involved in an alleged hit-and-run crash in West Long Beach on Sept. 4, 2026. Photo courtesy LBPD\"BlurrySecurity camera photo of a truck suspected to be involved in an alleged hit-and-run crash in West Long Beach on Sept. 4, 2026. Photo courtesy LBPD<\/p>\n

Authorities are asking anyone who may have seen the crash, has dash-cam or security footage in this area around the time of the crash or knowledge of the truck to call LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Paredes at 562-570-7358.<\/p>\n

This was the 39th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2026. Last year, the department reported 56 traffic-related fatalities from 53 crashes, making it the deadliest year on the road since at least 1990, when the city reported 51 deaths, according to LBPD data from a public records request by the Watchdog.<\/p>\n

There have been 44 traffic fatalities reported in Long Beach so far this year.<\/p>\n

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